The Aglianico I Viaggiatori ("The Travelers") by Joaquin is a spicy but finesse-driven Aglianico. Aged for 24 months in 500-liter chestnut and acacia barrels and sourced from Joaquin's legendary vineyard in Paternopoli, with pre-Phylloxera vines 150 to 200 years old!
The color of this Aglianico is deep ruby red with reflections of violet.
The aroma is intensely fruity and complex with aromas’s of cherries, blackberries and berries with Mediterranean spices. On the finish some tobacco, licorice, cocoa and rosemary.
The taste is full and spicy, harmonious, with nice freshness and a long, juicy finish.
In the mouth a good structure, full and spicy, intense fruit, with a dense tannin texture and long juicy finish with fresh, spicy notes.
Fits perfectly with:
The Aglianico I Viaggiatori is a great match with roasted and grilled meats and game dishes.
Aglianico is the most beautiful grape of southern Italyë. The grape grows in the area between Naples and Bari. Aglianico grapes are small, with a thick skin. The best wines from Aglianico are the Taurasi, powerhouses with firm tannins and high acidity. Not entirely unjustly, therefore, this wine is called the Barolo of the South.
Joaquin's Aglianico plots are legendary: 1.2 hectares of unënte vines of vóór Phylloxera, between 150 and 200 years old, high above the ground and far apart, with gnarled trunks and huge arms reaching across the rows.
This amazing plot is located in the municipality of Paternopoli, in the southernmost and coolest subzone of the Taurasi appellation. Raffaele produces a Taurasi only in the best vintages. In other vintages, he produces this declassified wine: "I Viaggiatori" ("The Travelers"), a spicy but finesse-driven Aglianico. Some of the wine is aged for 24 months in 500-liter chestnut and acacia barrels, after a 15-day maceration in old open wood barrels. It combines spicy, resonant acidity with dark cherry fruit. While the tannins are firm, as befits the variëteit, the lingering impression is one of freshness.
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